Stephen BarlasHousehold/AutomotiveOh, baby!Consumer Product Safety Commission proposal on child-resistant caps would force packaging expenditures for many products. The specifics of new rule have yet to be fully identified.February 28, 1999Meat/Poultry/SeafoodClinton serves up food safety (sidebar)President's Council: A catch-all for ideasDecember 31, 1998Additives, coatings & inksClinton serves up food safetyFood companies seem likely to face tighter scrutiny of how packaging is stored and used under proposals. New EPA testing could finger some materials.December 31, 1998Coding, Printing & LabelingWarning to states: no warning labelsAt the top of the food industry's 1999 congressional agenda will be a bill outlawing most state food labeling laws. Legislation that pre-empts state authority is always controversial.December 31, 1998SustainabilityEPA caps VOCs in productsManufacturers will be required to reformulate, repackage or retire some products. However, most national brands already comply.December 31, 1998Coding, Printing & LabelingFDA says Weider's health claims lack muscleAgency blocks the first effort to use a new expedited approval process for health claims on package labels. Who will try next?November 30, 1998ClosuresBeam it down...in sizeFDA now says 'irradiation' disclosure on food labels doesn't have to be a 'warning label.' Still, the food industry hopes for more concessions from the Food Safety & Inspection Service.October 31, 1998Bakery/SnackRetaining part-time help (sidebar)Government forecasts 'cloudy' for packaging laborOctober 31, 1998HomeCongress revamps job trainingStates are planning to designate 'one stop' training centers run by local, private industry. And they won't only serve the disadvantaged as in the past. Average workers can be trained, too.September 30, 1998HomeCongress revamps job training (sidebar)What steps do employers need to take to earn these tax credits?September 30, 1998Previous PagePage 12 of 19Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingNAPCOR Shares Insights on Record U.S. PET Recycling RatesWith PET bottle recycling rates reaching their highest level in decades, NAPCOR’s Laura Stewart shares what’s driving the gains and what’s needed to sustain momentum.RecyclingThrough the Line: Sustainability Annual Outlook ReportPACK EXPOHow The PACK Challenge Builds Tomorrow’s Packaging WorkforcePackage DesignPackage Design Plants a Flag for Non-Alcoholic Craft BeerSponsor ContentSlurry & Solution Processing System for Accurate Liquid-Solid Blends
